The Epson Stylus DX series has specialised in creating relatively cheap and efficient All-in-Ones that will appeal principally to small and home business users who are working to tight budgets.

The main difference with the Epson Stylus DX7000F is that you now have a fax capability alongside the printing, copying and scanning functions. The colour 33.6Kbps fax includes an Answer Mode that can be easily changed between Auto Answer and Manual - the latter will avoid disruption to your printing - and it includes auto-redial plus a 60-address speed dial memory.

Epson has improved the DX All-in-One range with the Espon Stylus DX7000F,by adding a fax capability, and the software, memory card slots and price make this a very attractive proposition, only let down by fast ink usage and the loss of the handy LCD control monitor.